February 2021

US extends New START Nuclear Arms Control Treaty with Russia for five years

US extends New START Nuclear Arms Control Treaty with Russia for five years

United States has extended the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) nuclear arms control treaty with Russia for five years. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin reportedly discussed it by phone a week ago, and subsequently Mr Putin signed it into law on Friday. The treaty had

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Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Jayanti

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Jayanti

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, the legendary vocalist, is being rerembered on his birth anniversary on 4th February. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (1922 –2011) was an Indian vocalist from Karnataka, in the Hindustani classical tradition. He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of

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Groundhog Day 2021

Groundhog Day 2021

Groundhog Day is observed in the United States and Canada on 2 February each year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The groundhog (Marmota monax) is also known as a woodchuck. It is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. It is native to North America.

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The South African Covid variant

The South African Covid variant

Ever since scientists started tracking the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, it has become a cause for concern that the virus has developed multiple variants that began emerging in the fall of 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Of the three, the latest South African variant known as 20H/501Y.V2 or B.1.351 appears to be more

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The ‘Walking While Trans’ ban, recently repealed in New York

The ‘Walking While Trans’ ban, recently repealed in New York

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill repealing a controversial law known as the “Walking While Trans” ban, which has been widely criticised for disproportionately discriminating against transgender people of colour. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021  ‘Walking While Trans’ ban is the colloquial name for a law, which was originally passed in 1976 with

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The Colombo port setback for India

The Colombo port setback for India

After strong opposition from trade unions across the country, Sri Lanka has unilaterally pulled out of a 2019 agreement with India and Japan for developing the strategic East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Colombo Port. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In 2019, India and Sri Lanka signed a memorandum of understanding for “co-operation on economic

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